by TurkeyPurge | Mar 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 102 people over their suspected use of ByLock, an encrypted mobile app that Turkish government sees as a communication tool among followers of the Gulen movement, on Tuesday. Anadolu Agency said that 45 of those suspects were already...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Turkish journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk, who produced investigative reports on the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, on Tuesday was sentenced to three years, one month and 15 days in prison on charges of supporting a terrorist organization. Öztürk was released pending appeal...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Two couples were detained following police raids at two apartments in Samsun’s Atakum, on Tuesday. S.T. and his wife A.T. were apprehended along with I.C. and his wife Y.C. as part of an investigation against the Gulen movement followers. The couples are accused of...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 21, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 48 people in Bursa province as part of an investigation into the Gülen group on Nov 21. 20 of the suspects are accused of having used ByLock mobile app while the remaining are being sought over similar...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A 33-year-old woman, identified by her initials Z.T., was jailed pending trial over her alleged use of ByLock mobile app. Media said Wednesday that Z.T. is accused of membership to the Gulen movement. Turkish authorities believe that ByLock is a communication tool...